Photographer's Note

Driving down the winding road from Arieseni (Apuseni Mountains), I was confronted by this beautiful image of the sun bedding down for the night.
I was fortunate I was able to stop the car to admire this fantastic view. Live, looks always better.

this is really nice liliana... beautiful composition indeed... in fact it could be divided into two to make two great shots also... the upper half and the lower one...
magical scene in spellbinding colden tones... mt compliments...

Hi Liliana excellent shot!. amazing the golden colour in the background and silhouettes the front plan they give a prospect of depth very good! Beautiful composition with mystery and good moment of reception! I like and him will place in my collection? silhouettes figures outline!
Georgios

Salut Liliana ... and I really think I prefer your TE version, it seems much warmer to me. But this is just a feeling and only a matter of taste of course. Absolutely beautiful the different layers of fog in your photo and the rolling hills going on and on, as far as we can see. Oh yes, I would have stopped too, immediately, who wouldn't? Excellent work indeed. Enjoy your evening, I do ... with a photo like this one in my mind :) Barbara.

Hi,Liliana. The golden hues of the sunset create a very nice atmosphere in this picture. The different hills separated by the clouds give a very good atmosphere to it. The snow in the foreground reminds us it is winter and the haystacks that we are in a region that has kept its rural traditions. Very good light and composition.

Hi Liliana
wonderful picture of this mysty sunset. Colors are splendid and the point of is very good. I love your pic in WS with the blue touch and sun above clouds. The shot in TL is great too. Congratulations for the 3 shots. Best regards.
Olivier

Hello Liliana
I have no doubt that you are a pro just by looking at that picture or your entire gallery. I like well the silhouettes and the fog wrapping the mountains. The distribution of the light is excellent and creates amazing contrasts. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

Thanks for your interest in my gallery. Sensational view here, you were very fortunate to have such favorable weather and lighting conditions. I would think that your workshop versions deserves to be uploaded as an image to be critiqued as it is very good, appealing to the eye. The layering of colour and light is very agreeable in this scene; the crest of the hill is a good dominant feature in the middle of the shot, leading upwards along that ridgeline. The snowy landscape below is captivating and holds my attention longer as I peruse the landscape. A wonderful looking place.

Hi Liliana,
Also, with delay, a happy new year to you! :-)
This is a gorgeous and impressive sunset photo. I love the golden colours and the layers of the background. The fields and especially the silhouettes of the trees are a beautiful inclusion in the bottom half of the photo. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Liliana,
landscape with light and dramatic view are exactly what makes my heart beating faster. You achieved it 100% here, even the tilt to the left, something that I don't appreciate at all in landscape photography, got perfect here. Wonderful light management! WOW!
Peter

Hi Liliana,
Indeed a fantastic view. Dreamy... You achieved catching that amazing light and still have much detail below.
The TL version is also great, but I like the compo of this one much better. As for the WS, it deserved a main post - the silhouettes of the trees against that fluffy orange backdrop and the green/blue sky makes a gorgeous photo.
Have a nice WE.
Regards, José.

Hi Liliana!
This is really a beautiful one! Great idea to stop the car. What really amazes me here is the great sunset light reflecting on the field covered with snow. That fence in foreground is avery nice detail. Colours are very good also.

Hello Liliane,
how beautiful. And how beautiful your shot of it. I love the layers in this well thought composition. From earth with many details and great texture, the vegetation and the wondrous sky to which you give a lot of space...great array of colors and the light...I put this in my fav's theme.

Hola Liliana.
I think that your three pictures are magnificent, the TL version, your WS and this one are equally very well captured with nice warm colors and splendid compositions. Excellent work. Well done.
Cheers.

Hi Liliana,
you've been blessed by this amazing lighting which really makes the difference. The almost monochrome gold tone did allow you to bring in a beautiful mood.
Well done!
Thanks for sharing and regards

Hi Lili, when i put my hand on the burnt part as if i was protected from a too harsh sun in holidays, the result is really amazing with this orange color and sea of clouds. So you know i love this picture and that i have a complaint ;)

I never visit TL, in part because of the ugly blue background that makes me feel I'm in a candy store and because I barely have time to see every photos on TE. But because of you, I've cross the 4th dimension and made a brief intrusion on the other site... ( If you have seen the movie "The Village", you'll know how I feel... LOL! ). You're as popular over there as you are here!

And I can understand why, when I see such amazing landscape. Light is the key element here, a real delight for the eyes, so peaceful and moody. The sun is still diffusing all his warmth to achieve golden hues; spectacular!

Don't spend too much time on the other side... People are strange... :-P)

Hi Liliana,
All three pictures are amazing! Really fantastic, as you said. Perspective is excellent, with this range of mountains partially covered by fog, giving a feeling of mystery.
Thanks for sharing,
MC

Hi Lili. There are many many sunsets on TE, and to be frank I get bored with them after a while - until that is I see something special like this one. We don't often see sunsets from above the clouds, so you have captured something quite spectacular here. However, I have to say that I prefer the one that you posted to TL because this one is tilted to the left (the one in TL is not). And I also love your WS post - that is good enough to deserve a main post in its own right. Cheers . . . David

Hi Lili
wonderful gold tones in this magnificent sunset picture in the Apuseni mountains. I was there at 28 of May in the yearof the 2006, they are great and have a very nice places. Perfect capture
TFS and greetings
Aires

Hi Liliana,
Magnificent capture of this sunset from a high POV and with a lot of depth of image.
I like this special light and the effect of the mountains that fade away between the mist.
The warm tones are very attractive and give a great sensation of peace to the photo.
The another one in the WS is wonderful also, it is difficult to decide which to publish as principal post.
It is an excellent work, congratulations.
Friendly regards,
Josep

Olá Lili, most amazing view, indeed. The golden tones all over these low clouds make a gorgeous effect. Nice details in foreground as well. The WS is a more artistic approach and a marvellous image too. Congratulations.
Best regards,
ricardo

This remarkable photograph is evocative of a Japanese minimalist painting, and absolutely magnificent. I see that it was exposed at the end of December, a great parting token to the last year. Also in your new Intro, you mention that you had a birthday in January, a belated Happy Birthday! Thanks for letting us all see vicariously this amazing scene in Romania.

Hello Lili,
Superb colorful landscape and sea of clouds.
The golden tones are magnificent and the mastering of light, just facing the sun, is very good.
I am jus abit annoyed by the horizon which seems to be a little bit tilted but this is not very important and easy to change.
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian

A good example Liliana of being at the right place in just the right time. A very moody, posterlike setting where the mist adds the little mystic to the landscape that really makes the result here. The framing just right for this one.

Hi Lili
What a warm, soft, beautiful light mixed with the fog to create a fantastic atmosphere. The sun is well placed top corner and I light the strong details in the foreground and the way just the tips of the hills peak above the clouds.
Regards
Nikki

Hello Liliana
An absolute beauty! Love the tones of the picture, created by the beautiful light. Dreamy effect thanks to the fog...love the layers created by the mountains in the BG. Light is the king here & your exposure management is perfect. While the TL picture is a beauty as well, this is as perfect as a picture can be...excellent Liliana!
Best Regards
Angshu

Hi Liliana,
This just BEAUTIFUL!!! Amazing colors with a perfectly lit up fg. Beautiful shot. Seeing it live is always great as you said, however viewing it as a photo is a delight as well.
Thanks ,
Sagarneel.

Hello Liliana,
The sunset scene depicted with the rich tone is really beautiful, applying sharpness of the trees is also appropriate.
Nice composition with a suitable aspect ratio rate for this scenery.
Best regards, Hisashi

Hi Liliana. This shot of yours would be a marvelous subject for a watercolour painting because of its soft light and gentle transitions from one plane to the next. Wonderful ending to the day in an equally lovely part of the world. regards. Klaudio.

What a good sunset shot Liliana. The last rays of sun are always magical for taking photos, but, as you say...live looks always better. Anyway, you can consider yourself lucky to have seen this image.
Regards

Hi Lili,
one of the VERY BEST pictures I've seen so far this year... simply superb!
Amazing light and incredible atmosphere.
Speaking of sunsets : this is as good as they get.
You did a wonderful job, my most sincere compliments!
See you around.
Ciao,
Fulvio.

Hello Liliana,
This is a very beautiful picture showing us the rural life in Romania and a beautiful mountain landscape.
It's funny to see haystacks in December.
Amazing to see the mountains rising out the fog.
Greetings, Paul

Absolutely unique picture, the light is magnificent the framing perfect and the overall impression of pure beauty. It is true, Apuseni mountains are magic, but you know how to shouw it! Thank you for that.
Ioana

hello Lilianna
this is a splendid pohto with such a beautiful atmosphere!The light gives wonderful golden colours to the mist !The high POV gives a superb view on the different layers of hills,and the snow has a superb bright colour in the rather dark landscape!Magnificent
Regards
Pascale

Hello Liliana!
Just wonderful, really really wonderful !!! The atmosphere here is simply more than amazing and the light and the colors are fantastic, too. You composed this one perfectly and chose an excellent point of view.
Jonas :)

Is it possible to come upon a more perfect scene.. I think it might but very unlikely. Your work here is so much better than wonderful Liliana. Its mysterious and en lighting all at the same time. Great shot.

Hope you and yours are well ..
Lovely, lovely tone .. the light through the mist is beautiful. meditative and thoughtful .. the distant hills and rustic foreground are mystic with this light and fog .. wondrous image. take care, John